The Official Blog of Alabama Water Watch
On June 6-7, 2023, a new cohort of educators gathered at the Alabama 4-H Center in Columbiana to complete their certification as 4-H Alabama Water Watch (AWW) Educators who will conduct bacteriological monitoring with their students in the coming school year. This is the second cohort of educators to be part of this NOAA BWET-funded project, which started with the first cohort in 2021.
Citizen science, or community science, is a field that has seen noticeable expansion and growing relevancy in recent years. Water quality monitoring programs are some of the most established citizen science programs in the U.S., and each program is unique in how it is organized, taught, the utility of and the parameters collected, data entry and activation, and more. These programs educate residents and empower them with a language that links land use decisions, climate, water quality, and overall ecosystem health.
Continue reading “AWW at the 2023 National Monitoring Conference”Purchase Alabama Water Watch stickers and posters from the AWW Swag Shop!
Pick up your items at the AWW Office, an upcoming Event OR have it shipped to you. Prices include shipping!
If you need to add multiple items:
Love Thy Downstream Neighbor Sticker
This 10″ by 3″ sticker has a matte finish and is perfect for coolers, and laptops! $7/Sticker
Caddisfly Sticker
This 3″ x 2.5″ die cut sticker is a favorite for water bottles! $3/Sticker
America’s Amazon Poster
This 18″ x 24″ glossy poster features the aquatic critter biodiversity of the state of Alabama!
If you have questions or trouble ordering give us call at 334-844-4785 or email awwprog@auburn.edu.
If you would like to pick up your swag at the AWW Office or an upcoming event, feel free to reach out to let us know by email after you place your order.
AWW Staff and Volunteer Trainers have started off a strong 2023 Monitoring Training Season with nearly a dozen trainings including recertifications, full certifications, large trainings, and one-on-one sessions for over 170 monitors! Read on for a recap of staff-led trainings!
AWW Program Staffers Mona and Sydney, along with former AWW Director Dr. Bill Deutsch, had a great few days learning and exploring at the 2023 Environmental Education Association of Alabama Conference at Lake Point State Park in Eufaula, AL in early February.
The EEAA Conference was a great opportunity to meet and network with amazing environmental educators across Alabama, and to learn new and exciting ways to teach kids (and adults!) about environmental stewardship. Take a look at a few of the conference highlights below.
Continue reading “AWW @ EEAA 2023”290 monitors were certified or recertified in 2022 by Volunteer Trainers and AWW Staff around Alabama. It’s been a wonderful and busy year!
Over 700 folks completed* our online courses, marking a great first full year of using them for our Monitoring Trainings! *Completion is defined as individuals who completed the entire course with 80% accuracy or above.
Here are some of the highlights from AWW Staff Trainings. 2023 dates are listed at the end of this post and can be found on the AWW Events Calendar.
Continue reading “2022 Workshop Highlights and Looking Forward To 2023”In late July 2022, AWW teamed up with Benjamin Moore Company (yes – the paint people!) to host an Exploring Our Living Streams (EOLS) Educator Workshop to teach educators how to help their students learn about stream biomonitoring and watershed stewardship.
The EOLS workshop was held at Benjamin Moore’s facility in Pell City, Alabama, which included a wonderful outdoor classroom and access to Fishing Creek in the Coosa River Basin.
Read more about the workshop and Benjamin Moore’s environmental education program below!
We were so excited to be back at it again in person! Volunteers, Trainers, AWWA Board Members, past and present AWW Staff, and partners gathered to celebrate 30 Years of Alabama Water Watch and the accomplishments of our volunteers!
Continue reading “Celebrating 30 Years of AWW at the Annual Meeting!”
On April 26, 2022, students from Saraland High School participated in the 4-H Alabama Water Watch Student Project Forum held at Blakeley State Park in Spanish Fort, AL.
Continue reading “Students Explore Pathogen Pollution in Our Waters and the Beauty of the Mobile-Tensaw Delta”